If you have an upcoming long distance move and you're concerned about thieves breaking into your moving truck you can rig up a motion alarm system that will send a text message as well as trigger an audio alarm.

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Media metrics firm Flint Analytics recently had to pack their office into a large truck and spend several nights in hotels along the way. To alleviate concerns of burglary they rigged up a proximity sensor to an Arduino Diamondback setup. When the alarm is triggered the audio message in the video above is played and two people received text messages informing that the alarm just went off.

See the source link below for more hardware build details and the software setup utilizing Twilio.